Natalie was born in the U.S.A (Boulder Colorado), but went to school in the U.S., New Zealand, the U.K. and Australia. After completing high school (in Canberra), she went ´walkabout´ - spending several years on a Prawn Trawler, travelling with a circus, and helping run a small silvicultural contracting business.  She then started University at ANU – to find that she thoroughly enjoyed economics, academia and research.

Nowadays, Natalie is perhaps best described as an economist with a keen interest in the environmental and social/distributional issues associated with economic growth - with  extensive experience in a variety of non-market valuation techniques.  What distinguishes her from many other economists, is her track record of collaborative cross-disciplinary research using models that combine economic, environmental and social variables to explore interactions between socio-economic and ecological systems.   She has published widely in both national and international forums and supervises many (mostly multidisciplinary) research students.   

Interests

Research

• Environmental economics Non-market valuation techniques Natural resource economics Natural resource management Regional economics Indigenous economies Tourism economics

Experience

• 2017 to present - Professorial Research Fellow, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2011 to 2017 - Professor of Economics and Tropical Leader, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2008 to 2011 - Associate Professor of Economics, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2003 to 2008 - Senior Lecturer in Economics, James Cook University (Townsville)
• 2000 to 2003 - Data Analyst and Researcher, CSIRO - Sustainabile Ecosystems (Townsville)
• 1992 to 2000 - Economics Lecturer, University of Canberra
• 1990 to 1992 - Economics Tutor, James Cook University (Townsville)

Research Disciplines

• Applied Economics (1402)
• Environmental Science and Management (0502)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Environmental and Natural Resource Evaluation (9606)
• Ecosystem Assessment and Management (9605)
• Economic Framework (9199)

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Journal Articles

• Stoeckl N, Hicks C, Farr M, Grainger D, Esparon M, Thomas J and Larson S (2018) The crowding out of complex social goods. Ecological Economics, 144. pp. 65-72
• Delisle A, Kiatkoski Kim M, Stoeckl N, Watkin Lui F and Marsh H (in press) The socio-cultural benefits and costs of the traditional hunting of dugongs Dugong dugon and green turtles Chelonia mydas in Torres Strait, Australia. Oryx,
• Diedrich A, Stoeckl N, Gurney G, Esparon M and Pollnac R (2017) Social capital as a key determinant of perceived benefits of community-based marine protected areas. Conservation Biology, 31 (2). pp. 311-321
• Jarvis D, Stoeckl N and Liu H (2017) New methods for valuing, and for identifying spatial variations, in cultural services: a case study of the Great Barrier Reef. Ecosystem Services, 24. pp. 58-67
• Li Q, Stoeckl N, King D and Gyuris E (2017) Exploring the impacts of coal mining on host communities in Shanxi, China – using subjective data. Resources Policy, 53. pp. 125-134
• Li Q, Stoeckl N, King D and Gyuris E (in press) Using both objective and subjective indicators to investigate the impacts of coal mining on wellbeing of host communities: a case-study in Shanxi Province, China. Social Indicators Research,
• Barnett A, Abrantes K, Baker R, Diedrich A, Farr M, Kuilboer A, Mahony T, McLeod I, Moscardo G, Prideaux M, Stoeckl N, Van Luyn A and Sheaves M (2016) Sportfisheries, conservation and sustainable livelihoods: a multidisciplinary guide to developing best practice. Fish and Fisheries, 17 (3). pp. 696-713
• Chacón A, Stoeckl N, Jarvis D and Pressey B (2016) Using insights about key factors impacting 'quality of life' to inform effective on-farm conservation programs: a case study in Northern Australia. Australasian Journal of Environmental Management, 23 (4). pp. 338-355
• Chaiechi T, Stoeckl N, Jarvis D, Lewis S and Brodie J (2016) Assessing the impact of price changes and extreme climatic events on sediment loads in a large river catchment near the Great Barrier Reef. Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics, 60 (3). pp. 386-405
• Farr M, Stoeckl N, Esparon M, Larson S and Jarvis D (2016) The importance of water clarity to tourists in the Great Barrier Reef and their willingness to pay to improve it. Tourism Economics, 22 (2). pp. 331-352
• Jarvis D, Stoeckl N and Liu H (2016) The impact of economic, social and environmental factors on trip satisfaction and the likelihood of visitors returning. Tourism Management, 52. pp. 1-18

Book Chapters

• Stoeckl N, Larson S, Thomas J, Hicks C, Pascoe S and Marsh H (2018) Socioeconomic impacts of changes to marine fisheries and aquaculture that are brought about through climate change. In: Climate Change Impacts on Fisheries and Aquaculture: A Global Analysis. Wiley Blackwell, Chichester, UK, pp. 925-958

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• From Rural to Digital: A Case Study of Mobile Money in Rural Uganda (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• People Building Stronger Regions: an Empirical Investigation into the Determinants of Migration (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

Completed

• Coal mining and human wellbeing: a case-study in Shanxi, China (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Ecosystem service values and societal settings for coral reef governance (2013, PhD , Associate Advisor)
• Domains and indicators of life satisfaction: case studies in Costa Rica and Northern Australia (2016, Masters , Primary Advisor)
• The role of certification in advancing the sustainable tourism agenda: a case study of the ECO certification scheme in the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area (WTWHA) (2013, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Estimating the demand for and economic value of 'fish' in the recreational fishing and tourism sectors: general methodological issues and empirical findings relevant to the Great Barrier Reef (2013, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Urban Water Demand Management in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (2013, PhD , Primary Advisor)
• Methods for determining how much to spend on flood prevention: an empirical case study in the Philippines (2016, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Marine conservation finance: strategies and finance mechanisms to improve the amount and efficacy of investment into marine conservation (2017, PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• The contribution of economic, social and environmental factors to life and tourist satisfaction (2016, PhD , Primary Advisor)

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